delander † Posted February 16, 2010 Share #21 Posted February 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) It would be interesting to see what would happen if Leica decided to offer a bulgy M9 alongside the classic body shape. Cost might be an issue but I wonder how many 'bulgies' would be sold compared to the classic. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lct Posted February 16, 2010 Share #22 Posted February 16, 2010 I think you have it backwards. If form followed function, access would be paramount to the clean form of the bottom, i.e. it appears form is more important than function... You don't get it at all. Leica customers are mostly amateurs nowadays so that compliance with their tastes has become the paramount 'function' at Solms. Customers want the sharpest jpegs out of the camera, then Leica give them a sans-AA filter sensor with associated IR and moiré problems. Customers don't want a cocking lever a la film M or Epson R-D1, then Leica give them a mandatory motor with associated noise and 'thumb-up' issues. Customers don't want a CMOS sensor, supposed to make inferior images, then Leica give them a CCD unable to do live view and/or to fit an optional EVF. Customers have never lost the famous M bottom during a shooting or otherwise, then Leica give them the same on digital Ms w/o any objective reason. Customers don't want a top LCD which works fine on other cams (Digilux 1 below), then Leica swap it for mandatory chimping on the M9. All this works fine given the success of the M9 so who cares apart some grumpy old nostalgics like yours truly anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted February 16, 2010 Share #23 Posted February 16, 2010 It would be interesting to see what would happen if Leica decided to offer a bulgy M9 alongside the classic body shape. Cost might be an issue but I wonder how many 'bulgies' would be sold compared to the classic. Jeff Perhaps it would be also interesting to see how customers reacted, if Leica could bring out a "MP-digital" - i.e. keeping the traditional M style as far as possible, manual lever, cloth shutter with a maximum speed of 1/1000, perhaps even no screens and LEDs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted February 16, 2010 Share #24 Posted February 16, 2010 Perhaps it would be also interesting to see how customers reacted, if Leica could bring out a "MP-digital" - i.e. keeping the traditional M style as far as possible, manual lever, cloth shutter with a maximum speed of 1/1000, perhaps even no screens and LEDs ...and having to buy a special memory card for each combination of ISO and WB:eek: But if we're being real purists we should ask them to leave out the exposure meter too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 16, 2010 Share #25 Posted February 16, 2010 I think you have it backwards. If form followed function, access would be paramount to the clean form of the bottom, i.e. it appears form is more important than function, as opposed to following function. Either that, or during studying for my two grad degrees and for 30 years in the architecture profession I have been mislead I'll grant you it looks cleaner and better the way it is! Well, at any rate before it gets dented from being kept between your teeth when changing the battery.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted February 17, 2010 Share #26 Posted February 17, 2010 You don't get it at all. Leica customers are mostly amateurs nowadays so that compliance with their tastes has become the paramount 'function' at Solms. Customers want the sharpest jpegs out of the camera, then Leica give them a sans-AA filter sensor with associated IR and moiré problems. Customers don't want a cocking lever a la film M or Epson R-D1, then Leica give them a mandatory motor with associated noise and 'thumb-up' issues. Customers don't want a CMOS sensor, supposed to make inferior images, then Leica give them a CCD unable to do live view and/or to fit an optional EVF. Customers have never lost the famous M bottom during a shooting or otherwise, then Leica give them the same on digital Ms w/o any objective reason. Customers don't want a top LCD which works fine on other cams (Digilux 1 below), then Leica swap it for mandatory chimping on the M9. All this works fine given the success of the M9 so who cares apart some grumpy old nostalgics like yours truly anyway? I concede. You are in fact correct on all accounts- from a certain point of view . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted February 17, 2010 Share #27 Posted February 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, at any rate before it gets dented from being kept between your teeth when changing the battery.. Can't use my teeth- I have unfortunately already sent my Dentist's kid through Princeton- buying a new bottom plate of some sort would be cheaper! I unfortunately resort to the pinch between the chin and chest or precariously balancing it on some body part...or leaving it lying somewhere, which leads to the "bottom cover removed" message when I fire it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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